N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 2850

§ 2850. Transfer of authority officers and employees. Subject to the\ncivil service law and rules, transfer may be allowed between positions\nin any authority or commission heretofore or hereafter continued or\ncreated by this chapter, which is subject to the jurisdiction of the\nstate or a municipal civil service commission, and positions in the\nservice of the state or a civil division thereof.\n